There is more and more good news globally on the anti-piracy front. Just today comes this news that Pirate Bay is in even more trouble. This time, there’s an injunction against them and a separate one against the group buying the evil company.
By the way, that whole deal may be swirling the bowl anyway.
As a side note, Pirate Bay really are a bunch of weasels. Love the bit in the article about them claiming they never got a summons but there is an electronic trace of someone from their IP accessing it. Talk about being hoisted on your own petard!
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is going after them as well. Go get ’em!
Most hopefully, and this is not getting the press it should, a judge in the Tannenbaum “filesharing” trial issued a partial summary judgement on the issue of whether a “fair use” defense could be used. The judge said, essentially, “No.” In the ruling she issued (ironically, perhaps, by email) she noted that the defense, if used, would, “shield from liability any person who downloaded copyrighted songs for his or her own private enjoyment” and would “swallow the copyright protections that Congress has created.”
Woo hoo! This is a big deal and a win for creators who have to fight the “everyone does it” rationalization. So good news all over in IP law today.